Awards

2003 — the prize at the Moscow debuts festival founded by the Central House of Actors for his performance of Accordionist in The Bright Stream. 2012 — the Golden Mask National Theatre prize in the Best ballet male part category for his performance in Herman Schmerman.

Biography

Born in Moscow. In 2002, on completing his studies at Bolshoi Ballet Academy (Igor Uksusnikov’s class), he joined the corps de allet of the Bolshoi theatre. Actually from the outset he was entrusted with solo parts. The next season at the theatre he received the title role of Romeo in Romeo and Juliet to music by S. Prokofiev (production by Declan Donnelan, choreography by Radu Poklitary, 2003). He danced this part at the first night performance. His repetiteur is Victor Barykin.

2016 Part in Short time together to music by M. Richter and L. van Beethoven (choreography by by P. Lightfoot and S. León) – among the creators at the Bolshoi Theatre Yashka (The Golden Age)

He participated in the Bolshoi Theatre’s Studio of New Choreography workshop. There he appeared — with Anna Nikulina — in the number Acquisition to music by S. Rachmaninov, produced by Y. Klevtsov (2006).

In 2007, he appeared in the ballet Old Ladies Falling Out to music by L. Desyatnikov (choreography by A. Ratmansky), which was shown first at the Territory Festival, and then under the auspices of the Studio of New Choreography workshop.

In 2011, he participated in the joint project of the Bolshoi Theatre and the Segerstrom Center for the Arts (Remansos to music by E. Granados, choreography by N. Duato; Fractus to music by R. Chatham, choreography by K. Armitage).